We booked a flight that arrived before dark, but then our flights changed en route, and we arrived well after midnight. No problem: Clarence's wife Didi was there and waiting for us at 2:30 a.m. with the key. When we noticed that the apartment had no blow dryer or iron, Didi bought them and dropped them off at the apartment the next night. Very accommodating hosts -- thank you very much!

The building is very new, so new that many doors around the building are still plastic-wrapped and windows papered over. Clarence's apartment is furnished and ready. It's on the 20th floor, facing north (away from Sukhumvit Road) and overlooking the swimming pool on the 9th floor.

The bed is very large and firm. There's a washing machine/dryer that took some figuring out but worked fine. Wifi is fast, and the air conditioners are strong enough for the space.

Location is good, about ten minutes' walk to Sukhumvit Road. The taxi driver had a tough time finding it from the airport. Tell yours to turn left on Sukhumvit Soi 15 and go a few hundred meters. The building is on the left, with a 7-11 on the ground floor, right before the Movenpick hotel.

Amenities are very spartan in the apartment, so maybe this isn't the place to do a lot of home cooking and entertaining. Plenty of restaurants within a short walk, though.